Tired of downloading those amazing video from the net and then realizing it cannot be played? Have you ever been stumped when you tried to play files with extensions that you were absolutely clueless about? Well, if you are facing the same problem as me, welcome to the club. A few days ago, I was facing the problem of not being able to play .bin extension files, and I tried a lot of different ways before I stumbled to the right path and discovered for myself how to play bin files. If you have the same problem, here are a few ways to play a bin file from its source.

You might be wondering what exactly is bin file. Well, generally a bin file is a file which is the entirety of a video file which was once in a video CD. This means, it contains the image of a CD which can then be either played or emulated.

You can do the following things in order to play your .bin file.

Playing it from Media Player

Microsoft’s Windows Media Player and Media Player Classic are wonderful devices which can play your bin file. All you need to do is go open up your player, and then open the location. Chances are, your bin file would not show. In that case, go to the drop down menu which shows the formats, and select all files. You would then be able to see the file. Select your file and it would be added to your media player list.

You can also download the codec for the bin file online, so that if you are using a player which is not compatible can be made compatible with it. This is a great way of using your media player to the optimum.

You can then play your file like a normal media file, and that is the best way to go about it.

Using a CD/DVD Emulator

Well, this is another method which can work well with your computer. A CD/DVD emulator can transfer your file into something else. You would find a virtual CD/DVD drive in place of the file, and you can play your file from there, easily. This is perhaps a more complex way, but it works well for people who likes using media players like WinDVD and other such where this is the preferred method. Your computer is made to believe that there is a CD in a new drive which has been created and you can then easily play it from there. Use a Daemon tool which is compatible with your system.

Burn it with Nero

Well, the best thing you can do is to take a blank CD/DVD and burn your image into this. All you need to do is open Nero and burn your newly downloaded file into it, and then run it from the CD. That is a really simple way to go about it. With these simple methods, you can easily play your file.